FOCO released a new Los Angeles Angels bobblehead that features Nolan Ryan to celebrate his MLB-record seven no-hitters over the course of his Hall of Fame career.
Ryan spent eight seasons with the California Angels from 1972-79 and was one of the best pitchers in the world during this stretch. Four of Ryan’s seven no-hitters came with the Angels, his first being on May 15, 1973, and his second coming exactly two months later on July 15, 1973.
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Also displayed is a record book that states “Most career no-hitters” with the entire bobblehead having a storybook theme to it.
Despite Ryan playing the majority of his career elsewhere, the bulk of his no-hitters and prime came with the Angels.
Ryan started 288 games as a member of the Angels and pitched 2,181.1 innings, giving him an absurd average of nearly 7.2 innings per start. He had a total ERA of 3.07 during that time with a 115 ERA+, a 2.94 fielding-independent pitching (FIP) and 2,416 strikeouts.
He was named an All-Star five times during his eight seasons with the Angels. He also finished top three in Cy Young voting three times, but did not win the award at any point during his career.
Outside of Anaheim, he played five seasons with the New York Mets, nine seasons with the Houston Astros and five seasons with the Texas Rangers. He is baseball’s all-time strikeouts leader with 5,714 for his career. He won the 1969 World Series with the Mets and made it back to the postseason only four other times during his career, once with the Angels and three times with the Astros.
He was a first-ballot Hall of Famer, receiving 98.8% of the vote share in 1999.
Angels selected for one Friday Night Baseball stream on Apple TV+
MLB and Apple announced the return of weekly doubleheaders for “Friday Night Baseball” during the 2025 season, and for the third year in a row the broadcast teams will feature Wayne Randazzo (play-by-play), Dontrelle Willis (analyst) and Heidi Watney (reporter); and Alex Faust (play-by-play), Ryan Spilborghs (analyst), and Tricia Whitaker (reporter).
Lauren Gardner, Russell Dorsey and Xavier Scruggs return to host live pre- and postgame coverage both in-studio and on location for select games. Additionally, Siera Santos will occasionally host pregame shows and Rich Waltz will call select games.
“We’re thrilled to bring another season of ‘Friday Night Baseball’ to Apple TV+, with top-tier production quality that baseball fans love,” said Oliver Schusser, Apple vice president of Apple Music, Apple TV+, Sports, and Beats.
“This season, we’re excited to offer an amazing lineup of games with no blackouts, available across more devices than ever before.”
The Los Angeles Angels were selected for one exclusive Apple TV+ stream through the first half of the 2025 “Friday Night Baseball” schedule, which extends through June 27.
